Railway-tie.



J. B. GHESSETT, III.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I8. 19u.

IPWIQDIQII ,my 23, 1918.1

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1. B. GRESSETT, III.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEc. Is. 1917.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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temente i i-npplication ledDeceinberl, 191'?. "Serial BT012075775J 1" i l' To allzu/tamil; may concern.: I l 1 J r., a citizen of-theJUnited States, and a4 resident of Meridian, in the county ofzLauderdale and State of lvlississippi,have.invented` certain: newvr and useful `lrnprovnements in.l `-Railway-Ties,of. `which the iiollowing is; a;

specification... i

My invention is way ties, andihas foritsobject touprovide atie whichfiscomposed of concrete, metalli andwood, whereinthe; rails are supportedv on vwooden blocks, which are independent of the tie `sedia/r as vertical mofvementfis` lcon-1; f cernedf to thoroughly `sup-port l and i cushion the rails, while at the same i time `:wi th ou t in?. f i jury to thetie .fromsjhock and jar. l 4

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Figure l vis arperspective viewtot vthe limf` i ign-,Ovedltie;;o` l F1 g. El is `a :ilongitu dinal yvertical section Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig.

2, lookingin the direction :the larrow ful--` i,

jacent to the line;

Fig. a is a horizontal section; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the metal portion removed.

In the present embodiment of the invention, a pair of sockets l and 2 is provided, the said sockets being similar but symmetrical, each socket opening at its inner end and being approximately lll-shaped and consisting oi' an end and two side walls. Each socket has a lateral outwardly eXtending flange 3 at its bottom, and these flanges are braced against the side and end walls by triangular filler blocks 4L, it being1 understood that each socket is an integral construction. a

The end of each socket is tapering, being of greater length at its bottom than at its top, and gradually decreasing from the bottom to the top. Registering openings are provided in the side walls at the inner or open end of the socket, and through the registering Openings is adapted to be passed a bolt 5, each bolt being engaged by a nut 6 to hold the parts in place.

`Washers are arranged on each bolt between the heads and the concrete, and between the nut and the concrete, Wire cables 7 connect the bolts of the sockets of each tie, the ends of the cables being looped around the bolts as shown in Fig. 5. rllhese cables 7 are spacing cables for holding the l l sockets in proper relation with respect to Be it known that l, .losnrrrflatinnssn'rn l each `other i during fthe .molding 1 ot the tie 1 .'llhebody 8` or thetieis tormedlfrom con-` crete, the said `concrete beingl molded i about the soclzetswleaving the sockets open andl leaving anuopcnspace, indicated 9, be-` tween the, sockets and entendue longitudi.-` l

y i., nallyofthe tie,"andconnecting:the 'interim-.s1` an improvementin rail-1 `i i retraitement of.;thesockets.i` r.lnmolding theties, theo sockets, connected by the cables/Z, `areplaced inl the .mold in .the `proper relation,- iandthe r concrete is poured, suitable; Stormlboards `be-i ing setup to provide the: s ance `9, i .lfhcse.

sockets arearrangedfin thetie `atfthc point tions is 1filled with slag, concrete, `-pebbles or the like, in such manner that the top of the bed so;A formed twill be i at i., the level l ot .'the;

Liroadbed upon which the tie is adapted to rest. The tie is now placed over the beds in such manner that the rails will pass over the centers of the sockets or castings. rlhese beds extend the full width of the tie and the length of the sockets,

It will be noticed that there are recesses l1 in the side faces of the tie at the heads of the bolts and at the nuts, to permit ac cess to the heads and nuts. Wooden blocks l2 are mounted in the sockets, the said blocks iitting the sockets closely, and it will be noticed that the ends of the blocks are tapering as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. '.lhe blocks engage at one end the inner tapering face of the end wall of the socket and at the other end each block is engaged by the bolt 5, to prevent upward movement of the block, while permitting downward movement. The rails 13 rest upon these blocks which, in turn, rest upon the beds in the excavations l0, and the rails are spiked to the blocks, as indicated at lt. Each block extends approximately two inches above the level of the socket, that is, above the level of the top of the tie, and it will be evident that the entire weight of the rail is borne by the wooden block l2 and by the bed l0. Thus all shock and jar is taken ott' of the tie and when a block becomes worn or decayed, it may be easily removed and replaced by a new block. Should the beds socket, thatis,` 1 i beneath each 1nd,;andteachoffthese ebcalvabecome defective this may/be easily remedied. The ties are permanent,only the blocks being subjected to wear.

In forming the tie, the bolt openings are formed by a part of the mold which, when removed, leaves the registering openingsin the concrete which permit the passing of the bolt through the concrete and into the socketlcasting'. The cables A*not only space the sockets but give longitiidinal strength and support to the tie.

I claim:

1. A cross tie comprising a body of concreteL or the' like, having a longitudinally extending opening opening at thetop and bottom of the tie, a reinforcing socket at each end of the opening and open at its inner end, a wooden block in each opening and having its 4ends inclined to iit the inclined end of the socket,- a bolt extending transversely of each 'socket at the open end thereof and engaging the block to hold it from displacement," and afconnection between'the bolts of each tie, said blocks being 'adapted for receiving thelweight. of the rails to take such weight from the tie.

2. A cross tie comprising a body of concrete or the like, having a longitudinally extending opening opening at the top and bottomof the tie, a reinforcing socket :at each end of the opening and open at its inner end, a Wooden block'fin each socket and .hav-

Cepies of this patent may be obtained ing its endsinclined to fitthe inclined end of the socket, and a bolt lextending transversely of each socket at the open end thereof and engaging the block to hold it from displacementf.A

,3. A railroad tie comprising a body of concrete having a vertical opening at each end, a reinforcing socket held in each opening, interchangeable blocks of librous material seated 'in'the sockets and detachably held therein and freely movable downward, and means for limiting thenpward movement of the blocks.

4L A railroad tie comprising a body of concrete having a vertical opening at cach end, a reinforcing socket held in cach opening, and interclmngeable blocks of librous material seated in the sockets and -detachably held therein and freely movable downward.

jA' railroad tie comprising a body of concrete having a socket at each end, and interchangeable blocks of fibrous material seated in the sockets and detachably heldv therein and freely movable downward.

G. A railroad tie comprising a body ol plastic material capable of hardening, llaving a vertical opening at each end, and interchangeable blocks of librous material seated in the openings and detachably held therein and freely movable downward.

JOSEPH BLEWETT GRESSET'I, JR.

for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

